mudflats

ˈmʌdflæts

Definition

Definition of mudflats - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

coastal geographyflat coastal land made of mud, covered by sea at high tide

Birds feed on the mudflats when the tide goes out.
The mudflats were exposed as the tide went out.
Researchers studied the unique ecosystem of the mudflats.

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flat coastal land made of mud, covered by sea at high tide

Origin of mudflats

Old English, mud (mud) + flætu (flats)

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Greater Yellowlegs

shorebird

bird commonly found along shores and mudflats

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French:vasières, ...
German:Schlammfläche, ...
Italian:zone di marea, ...
Spanish:marismas, ...
Portuguese:lodaçal, ...
Chinese:滩涂, ...
Japanese:干潟, ...
Arabic:مسطحات طينية, ...
Hebrew:שִׁרְטוֹנוֹת בּוֹץ, ...
Russian:грязевые отмели, ...
Ukrainian:прибережні мілини, ...
Hindi:मडफ्लैट, ...
Bengali:কাদামাটির চর, ...
Catalan:fangar, ...
Czech:bahnité mělčiny, ...
Danish:vadeflader, ...
Dutch:modderbanken, ...
Greek:αλυκές λάσπης, ...
Hungarian:iszapzátony, ...
Khmer:វាលភក់តាមឆ្នេរ, ...
Korean:갯벌, ...
Persian:گل‌زار ساحلی, ...
Polish:mułowiska, ...
Portuguese (BR):várzea lamosa, ...
Romanian:zone de nămol, ...
Swedish:tidvattenslätter, ...
Thai:ป่าดินโคลน, ...
Turkish:çamur düzlükleri, ...
Vietnamese:bãi bùn, ...

mudflat

ˈmʌdflæt

Definition of mudflat - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geography

TECH.

flat muddy land exposed at low tide

TECH.

Birds flock to the mudflat during low tide.
The mudflat was teeming with crabs.
Researchers studied the mudflat's unique ecosystem.

intertidal zone

tidal flat

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flat muddy land exposed at low tide

Origin of mudflat

English, mud (wet earth) + flat (level ground)

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French:vasière, ...
German:Watt, ...
Italian:pianura di fango, ...
Spanish:banco de lodo, ...
Portuguese:lodaçal, ...
Chinese:泥滩, ...
Japanese:干潟, ...
Arabic:مسطح طيني, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׁטַח בּוֹץ, ...
Russian:илистая отмель, ...
Ukrainian:мулиста рівнина, ...
Hindi:कीचड़ का मैदान, ...
Bengali:কাদামাটি জমি, ...
Catalan:llacuna de fang, ...
Czech:slané bahniště, ...
Danish:vadeflade, ...
Dutch:slik, ...
Greek:λασποτόπι, ...
Hungarian:árapálysík, ...
Khmer:វាលភក់លាតត្រដាងពេលទឹកស្រក, ...
Korean:갯벌, ...
Persian:زمین گلی, ...
Polish:błotnisty teren, ...
Portuguese (BR):banco de lama, ...
Romanian:mlaștină de noroi, ...
Swedish:lerbank, ...
Thai:ที่ราบโคลน, ...
Turkish:çamur düzlük, ...
Vietnamese:bãi bùn, ...

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